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STUDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 1, 2021
Are buzz cuts mandatory for members of Japan's high school baseball teams?
When asked about the reasons behind the rule, many coaches talked about the need to focus on the sport, tradition and that it's easier to play that way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 25, 2021
Hiroshima schools offer choice of skirts and pants to female students
An increasing number of schools are devising uniform policies that are more gender neutral, in line with greater awareness of diversity issues and the needs of students.
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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2021
Scholars urge Japan to restart issuing visas to foreign students
Academics and professionals warned that Japan's ban on new visas has harmed the reputations of its educational institutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 11, 2021
Aichi universities resume exchange programs as vaccines ease pandemic fears
While many students have been unable to join exchange programs in person, online classes have lowered costs and made some more determined to go abroad.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 7, 2021
Students look to thaw Japan-South Korea relations with house-share program
The undertaking, involving four Japanese studying in South Korea and three South Koreans who can speak Japanese, took place over two months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 4, 2021
Hiroshima university students making documentary on 'black rain' hibakusha
The film, motivated by anger at a lack of government support for the A-bomb victims, documents the hardships residents in Hiroshima's Saeki Ward have endured over the years.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Japan's universities to tighten background checks on foreign students
Some universities ask students whether they wish to find a military-related job, while others request details about research funding students receive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2021
Chiba halts school visits to Paralympics after teachers' COVID-19 cases
The prefecture overruled the city after it said it would continue with the Paralympic visits with appropriate safety measures despite the cases.
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JAPAN
Aug 25, 2021
Schools take action against rising pandemic-linked student suicides
Schools across Japan are stepping up measures against student suicides that have been on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021
Many Japanese university students say life not fulfilling amid pandemic
Lethargy, lack of motivation and concern for the future are troubling the nation's students, according to a recent poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021
In Japan, college students attending virtual classes struggle with isolation
Recent data has shown the havoc the pandemic is wreaking on the mental health of young people.
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JAPAN
Aug 23, 2021
Japan weighs how to reopen schools amid delta's dominance
There has been a surge in clusters of infections during club activities and at cram schools over the summer break, but the government is reluctant to issue nationwide school closure notices.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 16, 2021
Unable to return home, unable to work: a Vietnamese woman in Japan
Although the government has taken some measures to support foreign nationals unable to return to their countries because of the pandemic, many were not eligible.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
Number of foreign students in Japan fell 10% in spring of 2020 as pandemic hit
The previous year, the number of foreign students at universities, Japanese-language schools and other educational institutions in the country had marked a record high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 2, 2021
Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records
Volumes of archived materials outline the ordeal communities have been through over the past decade. Soon they could be lost.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 21, 2021
Japan should reopen its doors to international students
The longer the ban goes on, the less likely talented students will want to travel to Japan and the progress it has made in internationalizing its universities will be quickly reversed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 12, 2021
Talk of 'vaccination harassment' puts Japan Inc. in a tough spot
The term has come into the spotlight in Japan ever since reports emerged of workers complaining of peer pressure and instructions from their bosses to receive a shot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2021
Okinawa shuts schools as COVID-19 infections continue to spread
Japan's southernmost prefecture is already under a COVID-19 state of emergency, and has identified clusters of infections at schools and child care facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2021
Japan to prioritize students heading abroad for COVID-19 vaccinations
The move comes as some schools in countries such as the United States have adopted requirements for students to be inoculated before they are allowed to participate in in-person classes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021
Universities across Japan gearing up to offer vaccination venues
A total of 497 campuses at 350 public and private universities nationwide have said they can offer their facilities.

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